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Changing a style using the Style dialog

To change an existing style using the Style dialog, right-click on the required style in

the Styles and Formatting window and select Modify from the pop-up menu.

The Style dialog displayed depends on the type of style selected. Each style dialog

has several tabs. See the chapters on styles in the user guides for details.

Updating a style from a selection

To update a style from a selection:

1) Open the Styles and Formatting window.

2) In the document, select an item that has the format you want to adopt as a

style.

Caution

Make sure that there are unique properties in this paragraph. For

example, if there are two different font sizes or font styles, that

particular property will remain the same as before.

3) In the Styles and Formatting window, select the style you want to update

(single-click, not double-click), then long-click on the arrow next to the New

Style from Selection icon and click on Update Style.

Figure 48: Updating a style from a selection

Using AutoUpdate

AutoUpdate applies to paragraph and frame styles only. If the AutoUpdate option is

selected on the Organizer page of the Paragraph Style or Frame Style dialog,

applying direct formatting to a paragraph or frame using this style in your document

automatically updates the style itself.

Tip

If you are in the habit of manually overriding styles in your document,

be sure that AutoUpdate is not enabled.

Updating styles from a document or template

You can update styles by copying or loading them from a template or another

document. See “Copying and moving styles” on page 62.

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